Short-turning two-wheeled tongue-truck for harvesters and other machines.



2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

Patented Apr. 27. 1909.

R HAEVESTEBS AND OTHEB. MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED AUG.9, 1906. I

w. M. WADLE IGH. ED TONGUE TRUCK F0 SHORT TUBNIEG TWO WHEEL w. M.WADLEIGH. ED TONGUE TRUCK FOR HARVESTEBS AND OTHER MACHINES.

snow TURNING TWO WHEEL APPLIGATIOH FILED AUG. 9, 1906.

- Patented Apr. 27, 1909. ZSKEETS-SHEET 2.

PA TENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM Si. 'ADL-illfill, OF .IlilCAGU. lLLlXfllls.

SHORT-TURIl'ING TWO-WHEELED TONGUE-TRUCK FOR HARVESTERS 1ND OTHERMACHINES.

Application filed. August 9, 1906.

To all 'ur/mm it may concern:

Be it known that l, \"fiLLlAAi Bi. Vial)- LEIGH, :1 citizen of theUnited States, residing in Chi ago, in the county of (ooh and State ofIllinois, have inventcd a nei'; and useful lmproveim-nt in Sliortlurniin, 'l'wo- Wheeled 'longue l rueks for Harvesters and otherMachines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in short turning two whe led tonguetrucks for harvesters, reapers, mowers and other machines.

The object of m invention is to provide a. two wheeled tongue ll'llt'rifor harvesters am other imu-hincs of a strong, simple, (-llh'lKlll anddurable construction, capable of being turned shortly, or slmrpl. atright angles, as required in harvesters to keep the cut. cornersSpecification of Letters Patent.

'otal connection uith and a slotted connection therewith at the PatentedApril 27, 1909. Serial No. 329,846.

a truck f ame piece oi holster having a pivthe axle at one end other, sotha the axle may oscillate horizontully to a limited extent to give thewheels the necessary stuhhlcward inclination to counteract or neutralizethe side draft of the machine, a laterally rocking upright standardpivotally connected at its lower end to said truck frame. piece orbolster and to which the stub or supplemental tongue is of the grainsquare, by means of which the side draft of the mac-himmay resist-ed,neutralized or counteracted, m which the tendency of the harvester ormachine to run into or oul. of the grain may he effectually overcome orprevented, in which the stubhlewnrd inclination wheels willautomatically regulate he effectually of the truck or acconi- I modateitself to the amount of side draft of result.

the machine as the time owing to varying conditions of grain or groundand by means of which the harvester or other machine may be readily andeasily hacked by the horses in a straight line, notwithstanding thepivotal connection between the stub or supple.-

the tongue truck and roster or other mamental tongue of the liar chine.

same varies from time to I My invention consists in the means I 0111- 3plov to practically accomplish this object or That is to say it consistsin connection with the stub or supplemental tongue of a mom axle'and apair of short or stub axles f hin ed thereto at the ends thereof upon pwhich the wheels are mounted, and provided -3 with steering; arms and asteering bar, a eonneetion between the steering lN'Ll' tongue to operatethe same therefrom, the same eonsist-ing preferably of a hqrizontal armon the upright pivot pin which is rigidl secured to the main tongue andupon whic t the stub tongue turns horizontally: d w 'ch pivotullyconnects the two ieee or ain nt supplemental upright. stun ards of thetruck,

and main non rotutubly connector a supplemental upa shdable connectionright standard having the supplemental upwith the main tongue,

1 right standard being horizontally rotatable connected to the lowerstandard and the main tongue which is non rot-atahly conneci ed to theupper or supplemental standard. the main axle being free to oscillatehorizontally in the truck frame piece or holster to accommodate thestuhhlen ard inclination of the wheels to variations in side draft andcause the main axle to assume a right angle position in respect to thetongues in backing, and the sliding backward movement of the main tonguein respect to the stub tongue serving to lOt'k or hold the two tonguestogether in line with each other in booking, and the forward slidingmoveinent of the main tongue in pulling serving to disengage the lockingdevices "so as to leave the truck free to turn horizontally in respectto the stub tongue. 4

My invention also consists in the novel construction of parts anddevices and in the novel combinations of parts and devices herein shownand described.

part of this specification, Figure 1 is a p an view of a short turningt'wo wheeled tongue truck for harvesters embodying my invention, shov.ing some portions of theharvester to which the truck is applied. Fig. 2is a central longitudinal section. Fig. 3'15 a horizontal section online 3--3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on line 4-4 of Fig.2, and Fig. 5 is a vertical section on line 5-5 of in the drawing,-Arepresents fa portion of the frame of the harvester or other machine towhich my invention is up lied, A the sickle bar, A the platform, onA'-the drive 40 advanceof the machine.

- 53 right angle eveucr supporting bar secured thereto, U the evcnerfurnished r. ith the nec essary double-trees C and whitlle-trees forhitching the horses to the machine; and C is the draft rod connected LJthe evcner by a m clevis C which preferably also embraces the evenersupport C. All these nuts are or 1th y be of any ordinary or suitableconstruction.

D is the truck frame piece or bolster through which. the main axle Dextends and to which the short or stub axles D are hinged by upright.pivots (1 so that these short or stub axles 1) swing or turnhorizontally in respect to the muin axle. D are the truck wheelsjournaled upon the stub axles D the same having in addition to theirtread or rim,

a side draft resisting annular flange or colter blade d Each of the stubaxles D is provided with a steering arm E made in one piece therewith orrigidly connected thereto, and these steerim arms E E are pivoted to asteering l'ki E which connects the two steerin arms. I he main axle D ispivotally connected to the truck frame piece or bolster D at one endthereof by a removable upright pin or pivot d so that the axle mayvibrate i a horizontal plane abou this pivot to a limited extent througha slotted guide (1 at"the other end of the truck frame piece or bolsterD,'and thus cause the truck axle toassume an inclined position inrespect to the-truck bolster or frame piece 1) and tlieyrhcels D astubbleward inclination to thelin'e of cut or line 0 'ilie slotted guided' of the bolster l) is provided with an adjustable stop J fittingbetween the ears 1 and adiustahly secured in any desired posi- 5 tion bya. clamp bolt (1 which is furnished 4 5 with a threaded nut l The cars dare preferahly of malleable i-ietal so that they will t 10 movable stop.The stop may be placed to limit the stu iblcward inclination of the 5')truck whee s at an point desired.

To adapt the truck for use upon right-or left. hand harvesters or otherma hines. the

truck bolster is preferably provided with a slot at each end for thepivot pin (P and w ith two slot-ted guides d lnstead of locating boththese slotted guides at one end of the bolster, I prefer to locate oneof these slotted guides at each end of the bolster as this gives greateruniformity in shape to the bolster or y truck frame piece D which Iprefer to make of malleable iron.

F is an upright laterally rocking standard having a p ptal connection atits lower end with the truck frame piece or bolster D to adaptthis'standard to rock slightly from spring together suthciently toproperly clamp 1 sideto side to accommodate unevenness of 1 ground. Thishollow standard F has an 11 right slotf in its lflzs er end fitting anupright v. ch (1 on the truck bolster or frame piece and connectedthereto by a pivot pin or bolt" f which permits the standard if to rockor vibratelaterally from side to side to a slight extent limited by thestops or shoulders d 41* l on the web J". the upright laterally rockiing standard l" is non rotatably connected l w ith the stul'rorsupplemental tongue B by any suitable means, preferably by a pair ofrods or straps f f 3 secured one on each side l of the standard F by aboltf.

l is a supplemental standard above the standard F, the two standards F Fbeing r0- tatably connected in respect to each other by the uprightiivot pin F", the same being preferably a hollow tube. This uprightpivot F g is non rotatably connected to the, standard F by a iinf and isprovide-(lat its lower end inte ral therewith connected with thesteering ar E by a coupling F through a pin f", l the coupling F beingconnected to the steer ing arm F by a slot and pin connection f 7 f topermit of the necessary lateral rockin r niovement of the uprightivotpin F wit the upright standards F through which the pivot pinextends and which areconnected by it.

'lh stub tongue B is provided with a hinge plate or member B at itsfront end having it uh or pivot member I) fitting in an enlargement orcircular reccssf" in the u per stant ard Fland this hinge piece B isurther provided with eyes i) through which the pivot pin F extends.

The pivot. pm is locked in position by a collar b" fitting between theeyes b and secured to the pivot in by a. cross pin b. 'l he upper orsupp cmental l standard piece F provided at its upper em with a guideff, preferably in the form of an integral plate or flange thereon whichengages the cooperatin g guides g of the slide G, which is connected tothe main tongue 0 by a hinge strap 0 and horizontal pin or bolt 0. T eslide (i has a lon it-udinal slot g therein iwhich limits the sidingmovement of the Q main tongue in respect to the stub tongue 1 and thetongue truck by engagement wit 3 the hub I) on the hinge plat-e B of thestub tongue.

'l'o cause the backward sliding movement of the main tongue in respectto the stu tongue to lock or hold the two tongues rigidly together andin line with each other,

I )l'0Vl(l( the main ton ue and stub tongue with interengaging; luildingor locking de- 1 Vice's which are cnga ed by the backward slidingmovement of t lie main tongue in rewith a iorizontal steering arm Fpreferably sport to the stub tongue and which are disenl gagedby. theforward sliding movement of :the main tongue in res cet to the stub ltongue. These holding devices may be of any suitablekind orconstruct-ion, but prefersb y consist of a tapered end 1 on the slide Gand a socket Won the hinge phi-to i5 03' the To cause the m nu tongue tostub tongue ii. he. again pushed lorwsrd alter the backing opernt ionislinished when thonuichiuv is :igs! n pulled forward in Stl'iliil ofthe draft 10d and thus again leave the stub tongue end tongue truck freeto turn in respect to st-h other, I provide the draft rod C with ahingedarm or long clevis H- conuei-ied by apivot pin or bolth to the stubtongue and at its outeren by a pivot pin or h'oh h to. the draft rod Cand connect the outer end of this hinged arm or (-levis H with the maintongue by a push rod or toggle nrm H, the same. being prefersblyconnected to the tongue through the evener support C by e. brat-hathhaving an e 'e h engaging an eye h on the front end of the ush rod H. 'lbe pulling strain on the draf ti rod C" tends to straighten out or swinginward the hinged arm ll. and thus cause the push rod H to push thetongue C forward and free the slide G from its locking socket orprojection B on the stub tongue B. The evenor su porting arm C- ispreferably proc vided wit 1 a downwardly extending bra-cc C;

bOlL C to a downwardly extending project-ion C on the hinge plate (22 Tolimitthe horizontal turning movement of the main tongue and of the shortor stub miles D carrying the wheels in respect to the stub orsupplemental tongue B and prevent donger of the inside horse coming inContact with the ree 1 provide a stop connect-ion K, preferably a chainor flexible connection between the main tongue C sad stub tongue B. Thischain or stop connection K is preferably attached at one end to the stubtongue B by an eye bolt 7; and at its other end to the slide G, which isprovided with an e'ye g on its under side to receive the end of thechain K and having a curved and C" connected by the thus limit the.turning movement of the main e and truck wlieelsin respect to the tonguThis chain should be long stub tongue B.

enough to permit the main tongue to swingaround either way a quarterturn or throu h an arc of about ninety degrees to either si e. As in myinvention the wheels of the tongue truck are mounted on short-or stubaxles and.

connected by steering arms and a. steering bar with the-main tonguethrough the u right pivot pin and its steering arm, t ie tongue truckmay be readily tun 2d very shortly or at rightangles,nnd the harvesteror other machine connected to the tongue truck thus also given a shortor right angle turn by reason of the pivotal connection-between the maintongue and upright ivot pin of the truck with stubor supp emental tongueof the harvester; while at thesame time by reason of the slidingconnection between the stpb-tongue and main tonguemid 3 the devices forlooking or holding the two @tongues rigidl together, the harvester ormachine may 9 readily backed in a straight line, this operation beingfacilitated by the horizontally oscillatory connection between 5 themain axle ofthe truck and the truck bolster or frame piece sxle toassume a. right angle position in backma-in axle in respect to the truckframe piece or bolster also enables niv tongue truck to d automaticallyadiust the stuhblewar'd inclination of the truck wheels tothe amount ofside draft as the same may vary from time to time using to varyingconditions of ground or grain.

As in my invention the horizont ally oscillatory main axle of the muckis pivotally connect-ed to the truck frame iecc or bolster on the grainside of the midd e, the outer truck wheel tends to swing backward, thusthrowing the inner truck wheel adjacent to the grain slightly in advanceof the outer trudk wheel and giving the truck wheels 21 stubblewardinclination sufiicient to counteract the side draft of the harvester ormachine.

I claim:-

1 In a tongue truck for harvesters or other machines, the combinationwith s stub or suppleinntal tongue, connected to the mochme, and a maintongue, of'a tongue truck frame piece or bolster, an upright laterallyrocking standard pivotally connected at its lower end to said truckframe piece and connected at its upper end to said stub or supplementaltongue, an upper Y or supplemental stands rd having a sh said maintongue, an upri it pivot pin pivotally connecting said main andsupplemental standards and provided with a horizontally rejectingsteering arm, i horizontally osci story main side having apivotnlconnection to said truck frame piece or holster at one end, a pair ofshort or stub axles hin ed to the ends of said main axle and providewith steering arms, and a steering bar connecting said steering arms onthe stub axles with the steerin arm on the u right pivot pin of thetruck, coking or holding devices connected to the main tongue and stubtongue respectively for holdinglor locking the tongues in line with eachot or in backing, a-draft rod, and a push rod connected thereto at one eand having at the other end a connection with the main ton to to disenage said tongue locking or ho ding devices irom each other in pulling.substantially as 2. The com instion' with a main ton no of stub axleshmgod to the cc. of the main axle upon which the wheels are mounted anmg; and the free oscillatory movement of thewhich'ndnpts the mam inconnection with" substantially as specified.

provided with steering arms, a steering bar, j and a connection betweenthe steering bar and main tongue, substantially as specified.

3. The combination with :1 main tongue and a stub or supplementaltongue, oi a two wheeled tongue truck having a main axle and a pair ofstub axles hinged to the main axle upon which'thc wheels are mounted.and v provided with steering arms, a steering bar i-onneetezl thereto,means connecting the steering bar witl1tl1e1.'-ai11 tongue and means Lfor locking or holding the main tongue and stub tongue rigidly tog therin backing, sub stantially as specified.

l. The combination with a main tongue and a stub or supplemental tongue,of a two wheelet'l tongue truck having a main axle and a pair of stubaxles hinged to the main axle 11 Hill which the wheels are mounted, andprolt1l with steering arms, a steering bar eon- 1 nected thereto, meansconnecting the stecrin; bar with the main tongue and means for locllingor holding the main tongue and stub tongue rigidly together in bacl ing,with the main u.\'l1- and stub axles at right angles to the main tongue,substantially as specified.

5} The tii'n'libillzllli'dl with a main tongue and a stub tongue, of atongue truck having a mainaxle. and a pair of stub axles hinged theretoand provided with wheels and steering arms and a'steering bar, and anupright I pivot pin having :1 steering arm connected with the steeringbar and moving with the n1;1in tongue, snbsta11tiall "as specified.

(1. The combination with a stub tongue, of

a main tongue having a pivotal and a sliding connection with each other,of a two wheeled tongue truck having a main axle and stub 1 axles hingedthereto furnished with steering arms and connected tothe main tongue,snbstantially as specified.

7. The combination with a stub tongue, of 'a main tongue having apivotal and a sliding 3 connection with each other, of a two wheeledtongue trueic havinga rnai'n axle. and stub axles hinged theretofurnished with steering arms and connected to the nmih tongue, and meanswhereby the sliding movement of the main tongue in respect to the stubtongue locks the two tongues together in backing,

S. 'lhe-coinbination with it stub tongue, of

l 2- ntaiu tongue having a pivotal and aslidmg l l connection with eachother, of a two wheeled tongue truck having a. main axle and stub 1axles hinged thereto furnished with steering l arms and connected to themain tongue, and 1 locking 01" holding devices on the main and lsupplemental tongues engageablc by the hue-award movement ofthennnntongue and tlie-zengageajile by the forward movement. of the main tonguein respectto the stub tongue. substantially as ieei'fied.

"l. 'l'he combination with astnborsupplemental tongue attached to amachine, of a l main tongue having a pivotal and a sliding connectionwith the stub tongue and a tongue truck having a main itt, hinged stubshalts provided with steering arms, and

a steering bar connect by the main tongue, substanti tied.

it). The combination with a stub or so 1- plenientai tongue attached toa machine. 01 a main tongue having a pivotal and a sliding connectionwith the stub tongue and a tongue truck having a main shaft, hinged stubshafts providedwith steering arms and a ly as specia steering oarconnected with and operated by the main tongue, and intercngagingdevices for holding the main tongue and supplemental tongue llOZliturning or swinging lorizontally in respect to each other, substantiallyas specified.

ll. "he combination with a stub or sup pleinental tongue attached to amachine. of main tongue having a pivotal and a sliding: connection withtongue trucl: having a main shaft, hinged stub shal'ts provided withsteering arms and a steering bar connected with and operatedb;- the.main tongue, and inter-engaging devices for namin the 11111111 tongueand supplemental tongue from turning or swinging horizontally in respecttov each other, said holding devices belng engaged by the backwardmovement of the main tongue and disc-ngaged by its forward movement,substantially 11s specified.

12. The combination with a stub or sun'- pleniental tongue attached to amachine, of a main tongue having a pivotal and a sliding connection withthe stub tongue and a tongue truck having a mainshatt, hinged stubshafts provided with steering arms ant asteering bar connected with andoperated by the main tongue, and inter-engaging devices for holding themain tongue and supple- .nental tongue from turning or swinginhorizontally in respect to each other, sait. holding devices beingengaged by the backward movement of the main tongue and disengaged byits forward movement, a draft rod having a hinged arm extending at anangle to the stub tongue and a plush rod or toggle arm extending fromsaid inged arm and connected to the main tongue to ush it forward anddisengage said holding evices when draft is applied to the draft rod,substantially as specified.

13. The combination with a stub or sunplemental tongue, of a main tongue)ivotally connected thereto an'da tongue t-ruc having a horizontallyoscillatory" main axle, oscillatory in respect to both the main tongueand stub tongue, stub axles hjngedthereto and furnished with steeringarms and a steer ing bar connected to the main tongue, sub-'st-ant-iallyas specified.

14. The combination v'ah a stub or suped with and operated the stubtongue. and a I pleniental tongue, of a main tongue having a pivotalconnection with said stub tongue, of a tongue truck having a frame pieceor bolster. a. main axle adapted to oscillate horizontally in saidl'raziie nece or bolster to enable it to assume a right angle positionin respect to the tongues in hacking. andan inclined position inpulling, a pair of stub axles hinged to said :nain axles and furnishedwith steering arms and a steering bar connected with the main tongue sothat the wheels may be turned parallel with the main tongue in backing,substantiall as specified.

15. The cozabinatioi'i with a stub or supple;nental tongue, of a maintongue having a pivotal connection with said stub tongue, of a tonguet-ruciz. having'a frame piece or bolster, a main axle adapted tooscillate horizontally in said frame piece or bolster to enable ittoassume a right angle position in respect to the tongues in backin and aninclined position in pulling, a pair 0 stub axleshinged to said mainaxles and [urnishedwith steering arms and a steering bar connected withthe main tongue so that the wheels may be turned parallel with the maintongue in backing, said connection between the main tongue and thesteering bar comprising an upright- ,i' ot pin furnished with a steering3O arm, substantially as specified.

16. The combination with a main andstub tongue, of a tongue truck framepiece or bolster, a horizontally oscillatory main axle .hinged stubaxles at the ends thereof furnished with steering arms and a steeringbar, -an uprightstandar-l secured to the stub tongue, a supplementalstandard above the 1 same provided with a guide at its upper Cl'lt l aslide connected with the main tongue. an upright pivot 'pin connected tosaid supple- 5 mental standard and provided with a steeri ing armconnected with the steering bar,

said stub tongue having a socket to engage said slide on the main tongueand hold the two tongues rigid in hacking, a draft rod and a push rodconnected thereto and to the main tongue to cause the holding device onthe main tongue to disengage the holding device on-the stub tongue inpulling, substantially as specified.

19. Tin-combination with a main tongue and a stub tongue pivotallyconnected tw gether, of a tongue truck having a main axle and hingedstub axles furnished with steering arms and a steering bar connectedwith the main tongue and means for locking or holding the two tonguesrigidly together inbacking, substantially as specified.

26. The combination with-a main tongue and a stub tongue pivotally andslidablv connected together, of a tonguctruck having a main axle andhinged stub axles iurnishe with steering arms and a steering barconnected with the main tongue and means for locking or holding the twotongues rigidly together in backing, said means for locking or holdingthe two tongues rigidly together mounted therein )rovided with hingedstub axles at the ends thereof furnished with steering arms and asteerin bar, an upright standard secured to the stu tongue,'asupplemental standard 'ahove the same ro-' vided with a guide at itsupper end, a .s ide 40 connected with the main ton ue, an upright pivotpin connected to said supplemental standard and provided with a steeringarm connected with the steeringbar, substantially es'specified. f

17 The combination with a stub to'ngue and a main tongue, of a tonguetruc'k fra: 0 piece or bolster, a horizontally oscilfiito iz main axlemounted therein rovidedwit hinged stub axles at the on 5 thereoffurnished with steering arms and a steerin bar, an upright standardsecured to the stu tongue, a supplemental standard above thesameprovided with a guidc'at its upper end, a slide connected with the maintongue, an

upright pivot pin connected to said supplemental standard and providedwith a steer in arni connected with the steering bar,

4 said stub tongue having asocket to engage the said slide on the Tnaintongue and hold the 6!) two tongues rigid in backing, s" asspec' 'e 18.The combination with a stub tongue and a. main tongue, of a tongue truckframe iece or bolster, a. horizontally oscillatorz bstantially main axleniounted therein, provided wit being cnga-geable by the backwardmovement of the main tongue and lisengageable by the forward movement ofthe main tongue, substantially as specified.

2 1. The combination with a main tongue and a stub tongue pivotallyconnected together, of a tongue truck having a main axle, hinged stubaxles furnished with wheels, and steering arms and a. steering barconnecte with thiz main. tongue, said main axle having a horizontallyoscillatory movement 'in respect to the stub tongue and rnain tongue,substantially as specified. I

22'. The combination with the main tongue and supplemental tongue, of atongue truck having a main axle an hinged stub axles-and for-war wheelson said stub axles, nectcd with the main tongue, on the stub axlesconnected to bar, and means for causing the truck wheels toautomatically assume a position parallel to the main tongue in backing,substantially as specified.

.23. The co bination with the main and stub tongues pivotally connectedtogether, of a tongue truck having a main axle and a pair of hinged stubaxles furnished with steering arms and a steering bar connected to themain tongue, of means for automatically looking or holding the maintongue an a steering bar constccrmg arms Nil 1 15' d andstubblewardinclined t. re steering stub tongues from turning in respect to eachother in backing, substantially as specified.

24. The combination with the main and stub tongues pivotally connectedtogether, of a tongue rruelc having a main axle and a. pair of hingedstub axles furnished with steering arms and a steering bar connected tothe main tongue, of means for automatieall; looking or holding tlze.main tongue and stub tongues from turning in respeet to earn other inbucking, said' n'ieans being engage- :ibie by backward pressure on thetongue and disengagmible by forward pressure on the main tongue,substantially as specified.

25. The combination with the Um-ill and stub tongues pivotally connectedtogether, of a tongue truek having a main axle and a air of hinged stubaxles furnished wit;. steering arms and a steering her connected tothcniain tongue, of means for automatically looking or holding the maintongue and stub tongues from turning in respect to each other inbacking, said means being engageable b backward pressure on the maintongue and disengageable by forward pressure on the main tongue, thewheels of said tongue truck in ing stubblewar l inclined and the tonguetruck lou'ing means to cause -ii;e

! steering bar, said frame piece or boist r luiving a pivotal eonnectionat one end with the main axle and a. slotted connection therewithstandard pivotall x at the other, and a laterally rocking uprighteoimeeted at its lower end to saidirueh frame pier-e or bolster,substautialif: as specilied.

llltllll standard pix truck wheels to automate-ally assume a positionparallel to tne main tongue in backing, substantially as specified.-

26. The combination with a inuiii tongue and a stub tongue, ofn tonguetruck frame i said ma n tongue, substantially as speeiiied,

ie ce or bolster, it main axle, stub axles furnished with wheels,steering arms, a. steering 2& 'lhe combination with a main tongue and-astub tongue, oi" a tongue truck l'rame piece or bolster, a main axle,stubaxles furiiislied ith wheels and steering arms. a steering bar, saidframe piece. or bolster liniing a pii'oial rhlmlt'tiflli at one end withii.- luriin axle and a slotted eonnectioii thereuiti'. at the oiLer, anda laterally row-hing upright otall eonnected at its lower end to saidtruck 'rame pimor bolsters. and 'a supplemented upright standard and apivot )in having asteering arm connected -with said ste ring bar,substantially as specified.

Iii). Tim eombination with the main tongue and a sicl; tongue, of atongue truck frame piece or bolster. a main axle, stub axies furnisltedwith \\'i=(('i. i and sir-(ling ill'llla, a teering liar, ing a'pivoialeonneetion at one end with the main axle and a slotted rouneetiontlzere'w iiii at the other, and a laterull roriiing upright stindardpivoiall': eonne; t d at its lower end to said lrurlt lrann pieeeorbolster, a supplemental nprigizt standard, and a pivot pin leaving' asteering arm-eonneeted with said steering bar, and a slide eonneetedwith 31. The eombmation with a main tongue 'and a st-ib tongue. ol' atongue truck frame bar, said frame piece or bolster having a p votalconnection at one end with the main I axle and a slotted connectiontherewith at the other, substantially specified.

27. The combination with a maintongue and a stub tongue, of a tonguetruck frame piece or bolster, it main axle, stub axles furnished withwheels'and steering arms, a

steering bar, said frame piece or bolster having a pivotal connection atone end with t ie main axle and a slotted connection therewith at theother, and adpistable stops for limiting the horizontally oscillatorymovement of the axle in res eat to said truck frame ieee or bolster, sustantiall as specified. '28. The combinat on with a main tongue and astub tongue, of a tongue truck frame iece or bolster. a main axle, stubaxles l'nrnished with wheels and steering arms,- a

piece or bolster, a main axle, stub axles furnished with wlaerls andsteering arms, a

steering bar, said frame piece or bolster having a pivotal connection atone end with the main axle and a slotted ronneetion therewith at theother, and a lilitl'illl rocking upright standard piiotallj; eonneetedat its lowerend to said truZ-l frame piece or bolster, a supplenn-ntalupriglzt standard and-a pivot pin having a steering arm connected withsaid steering bar, and a slide connected with said main tongue, saidstill) tongue having a socket to engage sail slide, substantially asspeeiiied.

woman irii'a'oiiinoii.

'Vt'it iesses:

ll. M; Mirximi', l'i'iani, ABRAMS.

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